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Like all private forums, we have rules and guidelines. These are necessary to keep these forums family -friendly, and the happy place we strive to make it. We politely ask that all members abide by the guidelines.
Aim:
The aim of these boards is to provide a place to discuss and share
experiences of Walt Disney World, other Orlando attractions, and
other Disney Parks. If you have any questions on any of these topics,
these are generally best aired in a public forum, so that both yourself
and others may benefit from the information given. Asking for responses
via Email or Private Message is not in the spirit of 'sharing' and
is unlikely to elicit a response.
Use of our message boards implies acceptance of the following guidelines:
1 - We will not tolerate personal attacks on our members for any
reason whatsoever. Please do not post anything in a deliberate
attempt to antagonise another member.
2 - These forums are used by all age groups, therefore please refrain
from using defamatory language, or any kind of language that could
be considered offensive; this includes the use of innuendo and 'adult
topics'.
3 - These boards have members from many different countries. We
ask that you respect the different nationalities, cultures and religions
that are represented amongst our membership.
4 - Spamming of any kind is not allowed here. Any posts deemed to
fall under these criteria would be deleted immediately and the poster
will have their account terminated.
5 - Under 13s MUST register with COPPA before signing up as a member
of these boards.
6 - We do not allow these forums to be used for advertising or solicitation
of any kind. If you wish to advertise here you must contact the
board administrator who will advise you of the current charges.
7 - Please do not offer items for sale. Instead use a service such
as ebay.com.
8 - Do not post copyrighted material here.
9 - Please do not deliberately post information you know to be untrue.
10 - Our forums are privately owned and membership here is a privilege, not a right. Any member deemed to be abusing that privilege will have their account terminated.
This includes any member who repeatedly antagonises, or challenges any moderator or administrator, or repeatedly questions the forum guidelines. Moderators and administrators work here voluntarily and do not deserve to take abuse or hassle from any member. We now have a zero tolerance approach to such behaviour, and they face immediate banning.
11- Regarding members who have had their accounts terminated - those accounts have been terminated for a reason, and any individual who creates a new account after being banned will have that and any subsequent accounts terminated. If this is repeated, the person in question will be reported to their ISP. In extreme cases, legal action will be taken.
12 - Please do not repeatedly, and knowingly, post in the wrong forums.
Please take a few moments to find the appropriate forum in which
to post your question.
Please take a few moments to look at recent threads to see if anyone
else has asked the same question, before posting.You can use the
'Search' facility provided to look for information on a specific
topic.
13 - Before you respond to a post, please take the time to read the
responses from other members first as the question may already have
been fully answered. If you feel you have something constructive
to add to the post, please do so.
14 - As this is a family site, certain words and phrases have been
censored.
Please do not use asterisks, spacing or any other means to bypass
the censoring filters.
15 - Please keep posts in standard English language, avoiding the
use of shortened words and 'text speak' as many of our members have
problems understanding such posts.
16 - Please do not create the same post in multiple forums. Such duplicate
posts will be deleted.
17 - Do not quote many lines of text from another post, just to add
"I agree" (or similar) at the bottom. Not everyone has
a fast connection to the Internet and many people pay for their
online time.
18 - Please do not try to create multiple user names, multiple accounts will be deleted.
19 - We encourage members to report any post they consider to offensive,
inflammatory, or otherwise unsuitable for these forums. We will
aim to deal with any problem posts within 24 hours of notification.
If you deem a post to be offensive please use the report button
to contact the moderating team. Please DO NOT take the issue up
with the poster, either by replying to the thread or contacting
them via private message or email.
20 - Please do not post links to other sites when we have the information
on our site.
The reason for this rule: I work hard to maintain the 4000+ pages
on this site, and therefore do not want members being directed to
other sites for the same information.
Please do not post links to other Disney message boards.
21 - Recommending and linking to companies used is permitted, provided the member posting is not connected in any way to the company involved, or is receiving renumeration or incentive for posting such recommendations/links.
22 - All text and photos posted here are consigned to the public domain, and in posting members agree that the text / photos may continue to be stored and displayed indefinitely. They also affirm that they are the owner of such materials and fully entitled to post those items.They agree that UOG can store/display the items in perpetuity without cost/charge or revocation by the member
23 - Please try to keep all threads on topic as the information being sought is often missed when a thread is derailed.
24 - Please do not edit or delete your posts at a later date as this often leaves a thread making no sense. If you have a problem and wish to have something removed, please contact a moderator.
25 - Moderators reserve the right to move or delete any post for any
reason, without explanation.
26 - Please try to keep any non-Disney topics in the 'Off Topic Chat'
forum. But please bear in mind when composing your posts that these
boards are often visited by minors and the content of your posts
should be suitable for those of any age, including minors. As an
example, posts discussing medications & drugs, or adult topics
have no place on these boards. Please respect this.
27 - Members who post derogatory, libelous comments, or attack our forums / site / moderators / members on other internet forums or sites can expect their account here to be immediately terminated.
* Netiquette:
Please respect the accepted 'Netiquette' rules when posting:
- Do not type everything in UPPER CASE. As well as making your posts
more difficult to read, this is normally interpreted as SHOUTING.
- Please do not use coloured fonts in your messages. There are several
colour scheme options available to forum members and your snazzy
orange or blue text just disappears against a yellow or blue background.
In addition, the black text helps those who may be colour-blind
or partially sighted participate fully in the forums too.
- Use 'smileys' or 'emoticons' sparingly to show how you feel. A
:-) can do wonders to show that you are happy; 30 bouncing icons
can do wonders to make others unhappy!
- And finally the Golden Rule of Netiquette: Remember the Human.
By all means make your views known, but always respect the feelings
of others. And treat others as you would like to be treated yourself.
* Signatures:
- Do not allow your 'signature' to grow to be longer than five or
six lines. If you post a brief message of a couple of lines with
a 10 line signature, the signature itself appears more important
than the message - which is not really the aim.
- Maximum of 2 countdown timers per signature please.
- No website links (other than personal photo sites) in signatures
please.
- Any photos/pictures in your signature must be under 200x200 pixels.
No more than 2 photos/pictures per signature please.
- Using signatures, profiles and user titles to attack, abuse, or bait any other member is not permitted, and any such usage will be removed and a warning issued.
* Advertisers:
Advertisers who currently have paid adverts running on the message
boards or main site are welcome to participate in the forums. A
link to their website is allowed in their signature/profile.
Current advertisers may offer forum members special offers or discounts, and advertise new promotions. Members, moderators and admins are permitted to post recommendations for companies they have used, regardless of whether they advertise with us or not. The admin/mod team cannot be expected to remove such posts unless they breach solicitation guidelines.
Advertisers must not offer incentives to members
in return for them posting positive reviews on the forums.
The site administrators reserve the right to change these guidelines
at any time.
Anyone not in compliance with the aforementioned guidelines, and
who does not respond to warnings, can be subject to suspension and/or
expulsion from these forums.
Hopefully, these guidelines will help us to continue to grow in
excellence and to preserve the warm, friendly, helpful atmosphere
that we have all come together to create.
Thank you all for your efforts and your anticipated continued
efforts!
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